BABY ON BOARD
From bump to baby and beyondâ¦
Whether sheâs expecting or theyâre adoptingâa special arrival is on its way!
Follow the tears and triumphs as these couples find their lives blessed with the magic of parenthoodâ¦
Look out for more Baby on Board stories coming soon from Mills & Boon>® Romance!
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BOARDROOM BABY SURPRISE
by
Jackie Braun
Dear Reader
The idea for this story came to me years ago, but it wasnât until recently that I had the opportunity to write it. HER BABY WISH is a different concept for a romance. My hero and heroine, Trace and Kira, are married, and their love is stretched to breaking point when they have to deal with the problem of infertility.
I was blessed by having three relatively easy pregnancies that gave me three healthy sons. Thatâs not always the case with so many couples, who go through the heartache of not being able to conceive a child. Trace and Kira McKane are one of those couples. In fact things have got so bad between them that Trace has moved out of the house.
Kira blames herself. A secret from her past drives her obsession for a child. So much so that she turns to adoption and, when theyâre offered the opportunity for a baby, talks Trace into coming back home to play the part of loving husband. Soon they discover love again, and together weather disappointment as they take the journey back to each other.
Enjoy
Patricia Thayer
Originally born and raised in Muncie, Indiana, PATRICIA THAYER was the second of eight children. She attended Ball State University, and soon afterwards headed west. Over the years sheâs made frequent visits back to the Midwest, trying to keep up with her familyâs numerous weddings and births, but Patricia has called Orange County, California, home for many years. She not only enjoys the warm climate, but also the company and support of other published authors in the local writersâ organisation. For the past eighteen years she has had the unwavering support and encouragement of her critique group. Itâs a sisterhood like no other.
When not working on a story, you might find her travelling the United States and Europe, taking in the scenery and doing story research while thoroughly enjoying herself, accompanied by Steve, her husband for over thirty-six years. Together they have three grown sons and three grandsons. As she calls them, her own true-life heroes. On rare days off from writing you might catch her at Disneyland, spoiling those grandkids rotten! She also volunteers for the Grandparent Autism Network.
Patricia has written for over twenty years and has authored over thirty books. She has been nominated for both the National Readersâ Choice Award and the prestigious RITA®. Her book NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE won a Romantic Times Reviewerâs Choice award. She has been a guest reader at elementary schools and lectured aspiring authors. A long-time member of Romance Writers of America, she has served as President and held many other board positions for her local chapter in Orange County. Sheâs a firm believer in giving back.
Check her website at www.patriciathayer.com for upcoming books.
To all the couples
who know the struggles and pain of infertility. I pray you all will be blessed some day. And a special congratulation to Michelle and Rod.
âI NEED you to come back home.â
Trace McKaneâs grip tightened on the pitchfork as he spread fresh straw around Black Thunderâs stall. Heâd waited two long months to hear his wife say those words. The only problem was she didnât exactly sound sincere, and too many harsh words had passed between them to repair the damage so casually.
âI canât see how thatâs going to change anything.â He continued to cover the floor as if Kiraâs presence hadnât affected him at all. But it had. Heâd give up the familyâs Colorado ranch to have things back like they were before their problems started. And from the look of things lately, that might not be too far from the truth.
âTrace, please, just hear me out,â she said.
He stopped his chores and finally looked at her. âWhy, Kira? Havenât we said enough?â He straightened and tipped his hat back off his forehead. This was the first time heâd chanced a close up look at his wife since heâd moved out. Sheâd kept her distance, and so had he.
She placed her hands on her hips. âOh, you made your feelings perfectly clear. Things got rough so you walked out, without even trying to work things out.â
âWe were getting nowhere.â
Kira Hyatt McKane was a natural beauty with curly wheat-blond hair that hung to her shoulders. She had an oval face, with a scattering of freckles across a straight nose and full, pouty lips. Her large brown eyes locked with his, causing his pulse to shoot into overdrive.
He wasnât going to take the bait and fight with her. âItâs better I moved into the bunkhouse,â he told her. He hated that they couldnât make their marriage work.